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Clinton Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $199K, 2.8 years of the Adrian area’s $71K median household income. It grades A overall, 86th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 78% of Michigan towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. On history, just 43 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Clinton Township’s typical journey to work is 31 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Tate Park, at 34 acres.
Where Clinton Township beats most towns.
Clinton Downtown Historic District| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton Elementary School | K–5 | 569 |
| DPP School of Early Learning | PK–K | 38 |
| Clinton Middle School | 6–8 | 282 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Clinton Township.
That grade comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $199K.
Two of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Clinton Community Schools. The largest public high school is Clinton High School, with 341 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 569 | B+ |
| Clinton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 341 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
For Clinton Township, the FEMA hazard score is 30 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 50% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. This Michigan town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 1982.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half commute less than 17 miles. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Clinton Township. For most workers, Clinton Township is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Tecumseh (7%), Pittsfield Township (5%) and Saline (5%).
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
For adults in Clinton Township, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 28%. Against the Michigan average, Clinton Township comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. In Clinton Township, 31% of adults feel lonely, and 11% worry about having enough food.
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Clinton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). In Clinton Township, 15% of residents are 65 or older. Nearly a third of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across Michigan.
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clinton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Across 2 parks and preserves: 1.5 miles of trail. Clinton Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 37 acres.
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tate Park | 0.1 mi | 34 |
| 2. Smith Kimball Community Center | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
22 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
21 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water Tower
34 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
36 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
19 mi TheatreMichigan TheaterMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michigan Theater: mrkumm, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton Township
About 5 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Clinton Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,765 at the 2020 census. The village of Clinton is located within the township. Both the village and township are named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the governor of New York from 1817 to 1823.
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4 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | #86 | A | A− | — | A− | B |
| Tecumseh Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Bridgewater Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Macon Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B− |
| Franklin Township | #353 | B | B | — | B+ | B− |
Tecumseh Township, Bridgewater Township and Macon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township, Tecumseh Township, Bridgewater Township, Macon Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Clinton Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #86 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and A− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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